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Connections: The proposed SAGA bill and gun rights legislation

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson
Published August 14, 2017 at 2:08 PM EDT

New York's SAFE Act has been hotly debated ever since it passed. Now, Republican Congressman Chris Collins has proposed SAGA, or the Second Amendment Guarantee Act. Collins says he doesn't think local or state governments should be able to supersede federal law when it comes to gun rights. 

We discuss the proposed bill and what's next for New York's SAFE Act. Our guests:
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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